Le Sot de l'Ange Malolactix Rouge 2018
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| Management number | 253563640 | Release Date | 2026/10/24 | List Price | CA$12.40 | Model Number | 253563640 | ||
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Malolactix Rouge is a Gamay and Grolleau blend from Quentin Bourse's biodynamic estate in Azay-le-Rideau, a small commune in the Touraine subzone of the Loire Valley. Because Grolleau is not permitted in any Loire red wine AOC, this wine is bottled as Vin de France. It is fermented in tank with no sulfur added at any stage.
Grolleau is one of the Loire's only truly indigenous red grapes. In most hands it produces high-acid, light-bodied wine best suited to rosé. At low yields and in natural winemaking settings, it delivers sour-cherry brightness and a slightly herbaceous grip that works well with the rounder fruit of Gamay. The combination here stays lean and tart rather than plush.
In the cellar, Bourse sorts grapes four times before whole-cluster fermentation with indigenous yeasts. Aging takes place in tank, keeping the wine fresh and unencumbered by oak. The result is light-bodied, high-acid, and drinks best with a slight chill. The 2018 vintage produced a wine that tasters describe as crunchy, tart, and juicy with mild earthiness and a touch of funkiness typical of no-sulfur reds.
The estate covers approximately twelve hectares on clay and silica soils over a Tuffeau limestone bedrock, the same geology that characterizes the Touraine region. Bourse obtained biodynamic certification, which is rare in Azay-le-Rideau, and limits copper sulfur sprayings to 500 grams per year, roughly 75 percent less than the regional norm.
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